Newbie's Social Club - Come make some friends!

Hello forums community. I hope we're all having a happy Friday!

It's time to say a big hello and welcome to our newest members from the past few days:

@achievewellness @Aqualemonade @BandA @Bentwings @BGPT @BoiledNoodles @Bunji @Cherrypebble @Crunchyyy @e_e @elledee18 @Floral @Happychick @imhereheyimgone @Jessicabailey2 @Ju @Kindtoyourmind @Linda65 @Lozman @Marlzzy71 @Mary17 @MaxPower @meandmybrain @Miro800 @moth4444 @Nikki3010 @Former-Member @Pearlie @PennyJane-808 @rp2001605 @Sad8 @Searchinghappy @skyelaw @slan1789 @Steph3 @sunnydays1 @Ti8eR @tryingtoheal @Former-Member

Thank you all for being here and signing up, it's so great to see all the new members!

Feel free to pop by and say hello here, whether you've had a chance to post elsewhere, or if you've just been taking it all in we're here for a chat 😊

Thanks for the warm welcome, I intend to post a question but I wanted to double check that only members can see our posts, as I mistakenly chose a username that could be recognisable to others if my posts were to appear via a google search etc.

Hi @Former-Member that's a great question. As this is a public forum non-members are able to view posts and threads which is why we encourage members to maintain anonymity and privacy through both the username chosen and the content that they share on the forums. You can read more about it here, or in our community guidelines.

We can help you to change your username though, no problem. I'll send you through an email shortly to discuss 🙂

That would be great, thankyou for your help.

Thank you for the welcome 🙂

I'm looking forward to learning more and getting back to my self.

The forums can be a great place to learn @Aqualemonade we've got so many amazing members with such diverse experiences 🙂

What does getting back to yourself look like for you?

I am currently barely existing. I work, collapse in a heap on the couch, go to sleep and repeat. I spend my weekends slothing on my memory foam mat, as I have zero energy/motivation to do anything else.

I want to go back to enjoying cooking, at the moment it's dinnerly and uber eats. Eating is a chore - I have had way too many cheese and bickies meals.

I want to go back to having the mental capacity to be present for my children.

I want to experience life - I have cancelled virtually every social invite this year.

I want to have my house looking nice again.

I would just love to be more functional 🙂

Those are fantastic goals @Aqualemonade I hope that being a part of the community here is a step towards getting you there!

Hi @Aqualemonade

I can relate to you. I once spent a two year period in bed 18 hours a day. I just got up to get my kids to school and then spent a couple of hours with them after school. I was absolutely not functional. I ended up going to hospital and asking them to change my medication. It took a long time to move past this period of my life. I now get up early but I still sleep 10 - 12 hours at night because I go to bed super early. I go to Tafe now. There is hope.